PHNOM PENH, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said Monday that dozens of Lao troops had pulled out of disputed border areas in northern Cambodia's Stung Treng province after a deal struck between him and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith.
"They began to pull back at 12 p.m. and totally withdrew at 4 p.m. on Saturday," Hun Sen said during a university graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh.
He praised Sisoulith's decision to pull back troops from Cambodian territory, saying that the decision had ended tensions between troops of the two countries.
"I thank His Excellency Thongloun Sisoulith for meeting me (in Vientiane on Saturday) and deciding to withdraw troops before the ultimatum of Aug. 17," Hun Sen said.
The Cambodian leader said he also ordered his troops whom he sent to the disputed border areas on Friday to return to their barracks on Saturday.
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